verb
sumfōnamō
Greekσυμφωνέω (sumfōneō)
Strong’sG4856
I agree with
stem sumfōn-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συμ-φωνέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: Ge 14:3 (חבר) II Ki 12:8 (9) (אוֺת ni.), Is 7:2 (נוּחַ), IV Mac 14:6 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4856 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoom-fo-neh'-o
to be harmonious, i.e. (figuratively) to accord (be suitable, concur) or stipulate (by compact)
Fromfrom G4859;
King Jamesagree (together, with).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sumfōnalōσυμφωνοῦσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | with … agree | 1× |
| sumfōnatiσυμφωνήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | match | 1× |
| sumfōnasaσυνεφώνησάς | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | agree | 1× |
| sumfōnitaσυνεφωνήθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | agreed together | 1× |
| sumfōnaleiaσυμφωνήσωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | agree | 1× |
| sumfōnaratosσυμφωνήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | agreeing | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnamō | sumfōname | sumfōnami | sumfōnama | sumfōnamē | sumfōnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnasō | sumfōnase | sumfōnasi | sumfōnasa1×συνεφώνησάς | sumfōnasē | sumfōnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnatō | sumfōnate | sumfōnati1×συμφωνήσει | sumfōnata | sumfōnatē | sumfōnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōnanō | sumfōnane | sumfōnani | sumfōnana | sumfōnanē | sumfōnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnavō | sumfōnave | sumfōnavi | sumfōnava | sumfōnavē | sumfōnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnalō1×συμφωνοῦσιν | sumfōnale | sumfōnali | sumfōnala | sumfōnalē | sumfōnalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnimō | sumfōnime | sumfōnimi | sumfōnima | sumfōnimē | sumfōnimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnisō | sumfōnise | sumfōnisi | sumfōnisa | sumfōnisē | sumfōniselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnitō | sumfōnite | sumfōniti | sumfōnita1×συνεφωνήθη | sumfōnitē | sumfōnitelē |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōninō | sumfōnine | sumfōnini | sumfōnina | sumfōninē | sumfōninelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnivō | sumfōnive | sumfōnivi | sumfōniva | sumfōnivē | sumfōnivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnilō | sumfōnile | sumfōnili | sumfōnila | sumfōnilē | sumfōnilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnameiō | sumfōnameia | sumfōnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnaseiō | sumfōnaseia | sumfōnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnateiō | sumfōnateia | sumfōnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōnaneiō | sumfōnaneia | sumfōnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnaveiō | sumfōnaveia | sumfōnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnaleiō | sumfōnaleia1×συμφωνήσωσιν | sumfōnaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnimeiō | sumfōnimeia | sumfōnimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōniseiō | sumfōniseia | sumfōniseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōniteiō | sumfōniteia | sumfōniteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōnineiō | sumfōnineia | sumfōnineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōniveiō | sumfōniveia | sumfōniveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnileiō | sumfōnileia | sumfōnileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnasōr | sumfōnasar | sumfōnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnatōr | sumfōnatar | sumfōnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnavōr | sumfōnavar | sumfōnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnalōr | sumfōnalar | sumfōnalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnisōr | sumfōnisar | sumfōnisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnitōr | sumfōnitar | sumfōnitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnivōr | sumfōnivar | sumfōnivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnilōr | sumfōnilar | sumfōnilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnamoiō | sumfōnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnasoiō | sumfōnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnatoiō | sumfōnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōnanoiō | sumfōnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnavoiō | sumfōnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōnaloiō | sumfōnaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfōnimoiō | sumfōnimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfōnisoiō | sumfōnisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfōnitoiō | sumfōnitoia |
| we 1st person plural | sumfōninoiō | sumfōninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfōnivoiō | sumfōnivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfōniloiō | sumfōniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sumfōnarō | sumfōnari | sumfōnara | sumfōnarē |
| acted on passive voice | sumfōnirō | sumfōniri | sumfōnira | sumfōnirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sumfōnarōtos | sumfōnaritos | sumfōnaratos1×συμφωνήσας | sumfōnarētos |
| acted on passive voice | sumfōnirōtos | sumfōniritos | sumfōniratos | sumfōnirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
sumfōn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
sumfōnalō“with … agree”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 15:15“with … agree”kai houte sumfōnalō tois logois toiu profētoiu, kathōs grafitē;The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
sumfōnati“match”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 5:36“match”legate de kai parabolan pros autoin hoti Oudenos epiblēmem apo himatieu kaineu schizaratos epiballatō epi himatiem palaiem; ei de mēge, kai tem kainem schizati kai te palaie ouk sumfōnati tem epiblēmem tem apo teu kaineu.He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
sumfōnasa“agree”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Matthew 20:13“agree”tos de apokriniratos heno autoiu legata; Hetairor, ouk adikamō sin; ouchi dēnarieu sumfōnasa mi?But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
sumfōnita“agreed together”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 5:9“agreed together”tos de Petros pros autan; Tinem hoti sumfōnita vi peirazara tem pneumem kuriou? idou tois podois toiu thaptaratoiu ton anēron su epi ta thura kai ekferali sin.“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
sumfōnaleia“agree”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 18:19“agree”Palin amēn legamō vi hoti ean duo sumfōnaleia ek vu epi tau gēau peri panteu pragmeu heu ean aiteleia, gineti autoi para tou patērou mu tou en ouranoi.Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
sumfōnaratos“agreeing”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Matthew 20:2“agreeing”sumfōnaratos de meta toiu ergatoiu ek dēnarieu tan hēmeran apostelata autoin eis ton ampelōnon autou.He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.